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The Delta independent., 1887-01-04
The Bridge Matter.

Petitions will be circulated this week
in lls.lta. Aesa. and Montrose counties.
to be used by our Representative. s.
Wade. to obtain State aid for bridges
in Delta Co. Petitions viii be Mt all
the post-oiIlces in the County and all
are personly requested to sign immedj-
ately rs these petitions must be in Dem
yer by certain date. Don't stop to
talk or wrangle about the locations for
bridges. for none will be made until
she ip0ney Is obtained. Our neiglbors
in Mesa. and M9ptrose counties will
sssist us and xll should pull together
for il nothing is done this wintsr. it
will 10 two years before another ef-
Int can be'mads fDr help from ihe
State.
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04

lnnd vill be patented and subject to
taxation. ut not less Llan ten dollars In
;r:ls AUD ~ there is known to be over
iGVUOO acres. the reader Gun form
suius idea of Tue immense revenue the
country will eventually derive from
tllta source. Thcra is brilliant fu-
ture for Delta County. The day is not
far distant when capitalists seeing our
b0undless supply Of GOA and iron, our
naild climate and immense wager power
viii: avail Lhenselyer Of the opportun-
ity and establish iron works. steel
works aud sMeltsrs either in the Gun
nison valley Or Oh tis North Fork on Il
grander scale than was ever before at
tempted in this country.
The action of the Commissioners Oh
Lhe North Fork bridge question, gives
general satisfaction. here. except to u
u few who had u little AK " grind. in
tie shape of direct personal interest.
There Is no doubt but that a bridge
across the North Fork is badly neeuel
But it il not Of such vital Importance
Nd to warrant the Commissioners in
bsnkrupting the county 10 build it, es-
pecislly where large portion of the
people who would De uiUst benefited by
It belng In another county. Let the
l'eople VI Muddy precliict join fortunes
will DELTA county and our county
wDuld then w justified iu almost any
outlay TO build thelu bridge " enable
them to yet " the couety seat. Gentle
men, coule over OH " LIE Lords side
and Nc believe our county would Will
ingly buiid u BRUCE md Lnat al once.
AZ ~ ~ oply y sniall portion ot Delta
county would be Deneited, white all
would be taxed alike. hIunlrose county
would pay nothing and recievs the
greatest profit. lhe bridge as pro-
pvsed would Gust when nnaIiy p;ilu lor
lnclunihg principal. Interest ANA the
ujakavuilL vn lLu aLnvuuL Vi Uonus, not
less lIan $z5.oOO.
1t WAS proposed to build of wood
and iron, aL the extreme lower end vi
tho valley, NJ = cost Vf $J,UUU. This
would necessilats All issue vi sl1,UUO.
III bvIiu, Or warrants. these, bes,llng
Tell yer cent interest, would amount
" $I ,luV per YEAR.. and running len
years Ihe Interest would auIuuut 10
SlI.VuO' LII twenty pears II would lie
uVuUieu again, Ii IL run that long. And
ills Ior ULLie Dridse that ought to
be Luilt Iur " wv. We have always
urged Liat Lhe proper spot ~ place IL
was midway vi tno valley, north VI
Burdick's ranch, Led rOck Is tbetc
found running lrvm bank " bi,nh
This place would accommodate all sec-
tiOiis. BeiVre building, Tie Cutninis-
sivnery should examine that pacle.
EcOiVany ssQuirss il II an approprl-
aljOp j. sAcured from the State. We
G,ulI Ihap w y hLtlo extrayagauL.
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04
"Italk of dreams.
Which arc the children of an Idle ura,n,
Rapps ny mn hing hut g., ~,

speare did when he wrote:
'Italk of dreams,
Which arc the children of an Idle tram,
Beeos OF hing but vafn fantasy
The most perplexing feature of the
puzzle is the minds capriciousness. 1t
may have been busy during the day
with great thoughts, but when 1t
dreams it will seize on some trivial de-
Iail and allow it to shape its fancies.
An English student of mental philoso-
phy once tried an experiment to ascer-
ain whether an idea which absorbed
his mind during the day would inilu-
rnce his dreams at night He thu.
describes the experiment:
fixed my thoughts intently during
The day upon the subject of ofrolar bears
| shut myself up in my rom and read
all the books of natural history had
which described the appearance and
habits of these animals.
l carefully excluded from my mind
every other idea, and the last thing /
remembered, before l fell asleep at
night, was an immense bear crawling
out OF the water upon cake Of :.e.
But instead Of dreaming of bears, /
dreamed was on board sailing ves-
sci on q whaling voyage. A whale was
eeen to blow. entered the whale
boat with the crew, and the duty of
Larpooning the monster fell to my lot.
grasped the harpoon, aud just a.
The boat was gliding over the BACK o!
tho whale, threw the implement with
nll my might. But at the same time !
LOST my balance and fell into the whales
mouth, and with cry Of terror, ]
awoke,
For some time / was exceedingly
puzzled to account for this dream,
which seemed to have had no material
In nv past consciousness from which it
could have been fashioned.
But, after much thought, / recollect-
ed that in one Of the books which had
read the day before, there was large
picture of a group of polar bears dis
porting themselves on the ice, while at
the four corners of the picture were
smaller sketches representing scenes in
the Northern seas.
One OF these scenes was the picture
Of whaling vessel, with whale-boa.
Just being lowered from the davi.s. My
eye must have been attracted to this
picture, if only for second of time and
tn some mysterious way the dream was
t0SiiiOucu rum Oiiebc Nleti2Ee LliIcTldiS.
Not satisfied with this result, made
the same experiment for six ccnsecu.
tive days Each day made some one
subject an absorbing study, taking par
ticular pains to repeat to myself just
before falling asleep the topic upon
which my mind had been engaged.
Bu, in only one instance did my
dreams correspond to the days doings.
And even then number OF incidental
circumstances which had not beon iu
my mind for weeks entered into my
dreams SO as to confuse them greatly.
In one instance was unable to trace
an. connection whntever between ,ly
i am and my orcvious Ma:lils
t"oughts. Finally I gnve up tho at'
tempt in dispnir, Thinking IL p-ohal,l
that the very intentness Of my mnd
one subject thaa aarCed ns own purpts..
ne lsiiid may have bsooni, fired &,
Fiat order of thought during TIE d,,
srd Vested itsclf by different order .,
sh"ught during the night
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04

Alta conSention of County Judges Of
Ale Eighth Texas District. it WIS re-
l'ortad tllat $4,000 people there are in
dest:ta,te circum stances. being without
naoessary food and clothing. while
hbousands more are without seed for
planting during the coming season.
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04
GRADED SCHOOLS.

A. s0:tety wakes up TO the need OF
inoro tl,UsOuyh work in our public
schovls. they naturally inquire, "whal
direction shall We take " meet this
endy" Educators have and are an.
swering. to make teaching nlOGe etfec-
live. our schools must be graded.
WITH confusion VI subjects aAd un-
systsnatic ci,.ss work, our boys and
girls got very little help for the battle
Vt life The pupil goes out from the
"gennral" school, with pv liked prin-
cjpsly Or practical ideas of the work OF
life. La tls cUmipon Way tho stu
dsnt ~ left " clioOse his owu course
Of study aud drag his own Conclusions
US " results. Ths true eprincipal of
all education. il. zone thing at time
and tl,at well dDne." Only i'll grrded
work can this result be reached. All
ecOiSOinists units in affirming both
with refurU,ice " tho hand and mind
that Observation-Disclosures labor
sl,Ortens the period required for learn
ing. Pupils under the old methods
knew-as u rule-less of Arithmetic,
Grammer, ,(tlIeory and application Of
language) Geography. Orthopraphy
aud History, At the aye Of twenty one
than the pupils Of todxy. who have
been follOwiny,the graded curriculum
know ut The ages Of fourteen and If
teen. This IL because the principals
exemplItiesl by the graded work have
been carrted out IN their training. to
wit: Ous lining vt Z time and stsp by
step.
All tsashsrs thst have taught in
bOth ths upslassiesd and classified
schools viii agrss with mo IN saying,
that the graded work helps in gaining
the attention Sud Hsousing the interest
of the pupil: thereby hslping to keep
good order. When the pupil rssIizes
tlist tile wsrk;in hand must be mas
tered before tls nsxt step can be taken,
aud that classmates are going to he
Rble TO pass ON and away from him
unless Dis works, lie will work. This
jesds to higher aims and greater pur-
p0ses. The ambition Of tile pupil is
aroused. This being ons great pur.
pose Of the true teacher.
Again by this seono,nizing of time
and arOusine ambition. higher branches
OF Iesrning may bs Introduced, there
ny mot only making the work OF the
tsa'c,aer more pl0asant. lifting him out
Of that pedaROgjcal Ilum-drl,n that
the genius ~ mach abi,0rs.
Parents that desire bstter and
higher couTss 0f study for their child
rsn. are thus Aayed tlie expense Of
sendinR them away. Tescllers though
following tIIs Irvtiest calling of tl,s
and. are public nsrvsDts-and mpst
ioO. ~ tLs good of s.cissy.
The question may be asked, what
plan do you propm~Y What outline
giveY There can be no iron clad rDIe
VI work. Our town and city schools
de'na'M more thorough course Of
study than our country schools. 1t |
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04

The stand taken hy Mr.. Powderly
toward the Anarchists. should he com.
amended by every honest lxboring man.
and will do much toward restoring
confidence in the order Of which hs 10
tile chief
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04

The attention Of all interested in
education Is called to the article ON
grading the schools of this county
which is published in another column.
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04
irrigation Made Easy

a great saring of ldtor and time by-
using This Dam for Iy7igdting Ditches.
In the past the lateral bitches from
the main waterways have had to be
damned with dirt or a system of gates
at a great cost to each party caused by
handling dirt to dam the bitches so as
to raise the water over the land, more
or less OF the dirt would wash down
into bitches at the removal of the dam.
to be cleaned out at an additional ex-
pense. etc. etc. Now this dam does
away with all such work and expense
We call the attention of patrons. of
irrigation to this useful and labor-sav-
ing invention. You can save enosgh
in one year. with this dam, to pay for
the use of said dam lifetime. Dam
ming small streams of any kind, dams
can be made of all sizes. Stop right
here and make note of this.
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04

We have number VI eemtnunica-
4ions that were received Too Late for
publication this week. They will ap-
pear next xeak.
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04
nAxsEED soUssAL.
yohvAxh 80 xCxsxs y

yOLUAE \, XUMSER 70
70 Tsx Ep,Jps OF The ISpxrxxpxxr.
Christmsy arrived on North Fork at
shout the usual hour. this year. There
we're seysrul minor gatherings and jol-
Didcatl0ns. but the grand syent Of the
sesaOn WIS tie celebration vt "ksd
HOck" the nsw town NJ tho appar end
~ the valley. Tie town II present
CONSISTS Of = commodiops store, sud
Jim CIipe. And rs tie store belongs
10 lin aud Jim belongs 70 the town
snd Ne town js-o%16d 5y Jim. they
-5t,fin y sort Of Tires legged trinity. ~
it wsse. Excuse US II We ret slightly
suixesi. for we attended. having sold
pnr dug. thereby raising money enough
~ pay 0ue faYe ono way I've stood
BaiIsy vi fOr the return trip and got
''fuller u R0ose"-full Vt wxste tur-
key. fresh oysters. mince pie aud ssich."
We are o,it Of danger low, but our
wife,s case is desperate. Tho youth
and be,,jIly Of tie valley were all theirs
tthsts ~ pf conrse). We started early
in fact '.bont daylight. knowing that
the early bird caiight the worm, IL tho
fool worm got np early enough. And a.
we hadn't eaten any thing for two days
We felt like eating PECK vt worms be-
fore we got there. We found Jim
''happy ss y big spnd over aud dress
Cd In y broad grin and . billed shirt"
Over forty couple were present includ-
ing -squar" WILLIAMS and Paddy. Tie
former took an actjye part and 1t WAS
mhrel. fearful and wonderful to behpld
! ~ gaze upon him us lie danced in TIRES
places vt the same time. He explains
Tie reason Of this by saying that 1t was
cHpsed W hjs owning y three legged
pos,y that always bucked him Oh and
Invariably nads hin root up the
! ground IN three places NJ 0nce. Tho
partt didn't " until siyb O'CLOCK but
wis4asr it was in the morning " even.
plug We are able tr statx. owing t0 tl,s
liberal sluonpt Of swsst cider we Ind
spcssslssi ip cuncesJJpg abOnt our per
eDii.
-.
lnH fs3Ynser issue we dwelt At con-
kj4ttBDle length an our wonderful coal
det4ssits. This is y subject that canlwt
- DyerestimYied. IL should be pub
jtsbed tO SUCH Il Iuailner as to attract
ljN attention VI capitalists seeking
klautiakbl6 Investments, Commencing
!. rOii,t On the Muddy 0r North Fork
y s,,st nab Held exlsilds along tie !
u 49, n Nas rissr to y point near.
pste H0tckkisu, oyer thirty miies |
v stSip uys miles il, width, as
Y Occu1aF demonstrations. /
\pats Oge huudreJ ;y,l
~ - cuaI in tl,at one
y = UUsu litesr Ly
" hnlA;ks74. On LIS
1l1r t1aeaFAlns YEN Lxs
11sI Safr IN area ten
- ~ amount 10
b ~ ist in
ptrr this
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04
The Presidents health is Improving.

The Denver Republican has come
out under its old na,pe and in II
dress.
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04

The statement OF tile public debt
~ill show decrease Of $9.4OO.OO0 dur
A,2 December.
The Delta independent., 1887-01-04

The Denver papers are discussing
the consolidation of the three state
schools.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11
4 statistical Telegrapher.

sSon, said the man who furnishes
the city editor with cigar, II want to
give You few figures that will astonish
you. Seven hours night has been my
average atthe telegraph desknhe is the
press operator which makes 2, 555
hours have spent the past year receiv-
ing the news from all over this world.
During that time there have come in over
this wire and betn transcribed by me
3,4I2, 900 words The telegrapher's av-
erage is five motions of the fingers to 3
letter, and five letters the word. Now.
have been making experiments you
know writea rather largs hand-and
this is the result reduced to figures In
writing out all that stuff / have made
SIS, 322, 500 motions Straighten out
al the curves and crooks and
llourishes, and for each word writ
ten have made lines which will average
five inches in length. This will make
an aggregate Of Il, 004, 500 inches,
AL, Oh feet, or about 80 miles. The
average number Of words received each
night was 1850; the average number Of
movements 233, 100; and the distance
travelled by the arm nearly three-quafters
Of a mile Why, my boy, begin to feel.
as though had seen considerable of the
world after all, that I'm quite goer. !
But the man with the HAIR on his whis-
kers was only reminded Of the imperish-
able statistics ia the Prohibition almanac
which show how the price Of two beers
day would eventually extinguish the
National debt, or how soon the pota-
tions OF the average tipplern would gil
canal on which grain-laden propeller
might foat to New York. - Buffalo El-
press
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Not every one that dances is glad.
SANDER like mud. dries and falls OF.
History is the prcseryer Of good deeds
and the avonger Of bad.
Wisdom listens IN confidence, but IS
seldom confidential III return.
TO have what we want Is riches, but to
be able to do without Is power.
Difference is the most complicated, the
most indirect and the most elegant Of
oil compliments.
To smile at the Jest which plants d
thorn in another's breast is to become q
principal in the mischief.
. Ia love, a. IN everything else, expert
cnce is physician who never comes I'M
fill after the disorder is cured.
Secrets are poor property anyhow; if
you circulate them you lose them, and if
you keep them you lose the interest on
the investment.
Nearly everybody has it in him to be
bett i than he is. improvement Isl
chiefly the regulation Of the propensi-
ties and passions.
"A good man IS the best friend, and
therefore IS first to be chosen, longest to
be retained, and indeed. never to be
parted with, unless he ceases to be that
for which he was chosen.
The roses Of pleasure seldom last long
enough to adorn the brow Of those who
pluck them, and they are the only roses
which d. not retain their sweetness after
they have lost their beauty
Judge no ono By his relations, what
ever criticism you may pass upon his
companions. Relations, like features,
are thrust upon us; companion like
clothes, are more 81 less our own sclec-
ton.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11
Producing i Beautiful Flame.

A vessels old sheathing, which has
been covered with yellow metal or cop-
per, makes most beautiful flame of diff
1erent colors when burned in an open
crate. Years ago this wood was con-
sidered worthless, and was usually given
away to poor people for fuel. But of
late years it has been used quite extern
sively in New BEDFORD and vicinity, be-
ing placed upon other wood or coal, when
the flames present beautiful sight, pro-
ducing different colors, which shoot
forth from tho copper nail holes. Per-
sons who visited New Bedfo.d and saw
the beautiful effects produced BY burn
ing this wood carried SEINE to their homes,
and now the demand for old ss.eathing
is greater than the supply. Men Bsdford
4 llfass.) STANDARD.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11
Cleaning silver.

There are several appropriate ways Of
cleaning silver, all good, and give
them that you may take the way you
prefer:
You require a small sponge or piece Of
flannel, soft channels skin, clean, dry
buster and silver brush. If you have
no chamois, keep old, undresscd kid
glove for the purpose. Rub all articles
spoons, etc, with salt; it will remove
stainsmore easily than anything else. The
simple tway, and one Of the best, is to
mix little whitening in a saucer with
water enough to make 4 thick paste, to
til i add few drops Of household am
monia. Instead If the ammonia and
water you may moisten the whitening
with alcohol, or with simple water;
whichever you use the process IS the
same Good Housekeeping.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11
Facts About Frost.

Calculations made from tables pre-
pared during last winter show that
ninety-nine men out of every hundred
reach out wildly toward the invisible
boundaries of atmospheric spa 9. and be-
have generally like beings bereft Of rea
SON when they feel the pavement slip
ping from under them; whereas the
same number Of women out Of a possible
hundred, when placed in like trying
position, come down gracefully like .
pillow thrown from an attic, and smile
sweetly till they have arisen and dis
appeared around corner Chicago
Tribune.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11
Horses Saved by Choking.

IN hauling ice from pond hear Mon
roe avenue, in the eastern outskirts of
the city, the other day, the tcamsteEs
drove upon strip that had been cut,
and suddenly found themselves, together
with team and load, submerged in water
eight feet deep. The men found it an
easy matter to get out Of tho water, but
they could barely keep the horses from
drowning. They we're celebrating az
to a way Of rescuing the animals, when
S, Al. Crandall, of Spring street, sug-
gested the novel idea Of choking the
horses, declaring that if this were done
they would turn up their heels and font
like bladder. 1t was done, and the
horses were paomptly foated upon a
st,lid cake Of ice. Mr.. Crandall says he
saw this idea executed with success by
an ice dealer in Minnesota last winter,
and thinks it we'll worth remembering.
Rochester Post Express.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11
Depreciation 81 ENGLISH Land.

The depreciation IN the value Of Eng
fish land is wit, essed by one Or two state
ments recently publishcd We are, in
the first place, tod that within radius
Of twelve miles around Louth, in Lin-
colnshire, there are now 90, 400 acres Of
land without tenants. III the same shire.
the largest farm in England has been
thrown on the owners hands. II Is 2. 700
acres in extent and the tenant paid 81
per acre This year reduction Of fifty
per cent. was made to him, but finding,
although an experienced and energetic
farmer, that even at this reduction he
could not make two ends meet, he has
thrown up his farm. London Court
Journal
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11
Japan's Live Stock.

Japan, with near.y 20, 000, 600 people.
has only 875, 900 head Of cattle and
] 200, 900 horses aud Is without mules,
swine or sheep. We have two head Of
horned cattle to every three persons.
The Japanese have 500 persons to each
head Of bovine stock. We have ono
horse or mile to every four persons;
they have only one horse to thirty three
persons. OF sheep they have no knoWl-
edge, as they wear no wooden clothing
and eat no mutton. Swine meat is as
much an abomination to them as it IS to-
the Brahmins San francisco Chronicle.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11
Gold Mining in Scotland.

It is not generally known that little
gold mining is done in Scotland Gold
IS found in small quantities on the prop
erty Of the Lead Hills SiIverlead Mining
81 Smelling Company llimited) IN Lam
narkshire, andf Lord Hopetoun, whose
marriage was celebrated recently, re-
ceived as wedding present from the
miners a nugget of $50 grains. Lady
Hopetoun now wears wedding and
keeper ring made out Of this nugget, and
the shareholders hope to have their divi-
dends increased some day by the silver
lead running into Scotch gold.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11

An experienced Arctic hunter says:
tsThe largest white bear ever saw was
shot in November, 1885. His measure
ments were twelve feet two inches from
tip Of tail to nose, six feet three inches
girth, fifteen inches across from ear to
ear, and seventeen skull, while tho track
of his paws measured eleven and i half
inches. Generally the avera & measure
ment is eight feet in length !
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11

Three hundred dollars per acre are
said to have been realized on Italian
chestnuts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-15
Cheap Farming Lands South.

It is recognized fact that the cheapest
farming lands In America to-day ere in the
South, and men of mucn or moderate
means, looking for real estate investments
or permanent homes, should not fail to
visit the following points, where so many
Northern people are now settling, viz.
Jackson, Tennessee; aberdeen and Jackson
Mississippi, Hammond, Crowley, Jennings,
Welsh and Lake Charles, louisiana. Round
Trip Tourist tickets, limited TO June 1st,
1888, with stop-over privileges south OF
Carlo, Illinois, are en- sale to New Orleans,
Jennings and Lake Charles. For rates
apply to nearest ticket agent, and be sure
your tickets read via the Illinois Central
Railroad from Chicago or st. Louis. For
pamphlet entitled Southern Home Seek
er's Guide" and circulars concerning the
above named points, address the under,
signed, al Manchester, Iowa.
J. Z. MERRY, Gen. West. Pass. ACT.